TOKYO, Japan – Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced changes to its organizational structure and executive personnel.
1. Change in Organizational Structure
Effective July 31, 2019, with the aim of strengthening collaboration among administrative divisions, the Corporate Planning Unit, the Organization Development Unit, and the Supply Chain Management Unit will all be dissolved and return to their individual division-level structures and operations. In addition, a new CEO Office will be established on August 1, 2019, to promote communication inside and outside the company.
2. Executive Personnel Changes
Note: Asterisks (*) indicate position currently held.
(1) Outline of the changes to Executive Vice President (As of July 31, 2019)
[Retiring Executive Vice President]
Hirotaka Yamanami
*Yamanami will assume the role of Senior Advisor effective August 1, 2019.
(2) Outline of the changes to Senior Vice Presidents and their roles (As of August 1, 2019)
[New Senior Vice Presidents]
- Senior Vice President and CFO
Shuhei Shinkai, Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Finance Division, Corporate Planning Unit* - Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Jason Hall, Vice President and General Counsel of Legal Division, Corporate Planning Unit*
(Note) Please refer to the attachment for the brief biographies of the newly appointed SVPs.
[Changes to current roles]
- Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Shinichi Yoshioka, Senior Vice President and CTO of Automotive Solution Business Unit* - Senior Vice President and Deputy General Manager of Automotive Solution Business Unit
Tomomitsu Maoka, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Manager of Production & Technology Unit
(3) Reference: Executive team as of August 1, 2019
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Representative Director, Chairman | Tetsuya Tsurumaru |
| Representative Director, President and CEO | Hidetoshi Shibata |
| Outside Director | Tetsuro Toyoda |
| Outside Director | Jiro Iwasaki |
| Outside Director | Kyoko Okumiya |
| Outside Director | Yukiko Nakagawa |
| Outside Corporate Auditor | Kazuki Fukuda |
| Outside Corporate Auditor (part-time) |
Kazuyoshi Yamazaki |
| Outside Corporate Auditor (part-time) |
Noboru Yamamoto |
| Outside Corporate Auditor (part-time) |
Takeshi Sekine |
| Executive Vice President, General Manager of Production & Technology Unit | Masahiko Nozaki |
| Executive Vice President | Manabu Kawashima |
| Executive Vice President, General Manager of Automotive Solution Business Unit | Shingo Yamamoto |
| Executive Vice President, General Manager of IoT and Infrastructure Business Unit | Sailesh Chittipeddi |
| Senior Vice President, Deputy General Manager of Automotive Solution Business Unit | Tomomitsu Maoka |
| Senior Vice President, Head of SoC Business, IoT and Infrastructure Business Unit | Hiroto Nitta |
| Senior Vice President and CTO | Shinichi Yoshioka |
| Senior Vice President, Deputy General Manager of Automotive Solution Business Unit | Olav Schulte |
| Senior Vice President, Head of Sales and Corporate Digital Marketing, IoT and Infrastructure Business Unit | Chris Allexandre |
| Senior Vice President, Head of MCU Business, IoT and Infrastructure Business Unit | Roger Wendelken |
| Senior Vice President and CFO | Shuhei Shinkai |
| Senior Vice President and CLO | Jason Hall |
Brief Biographies of the Newly Appointed Senior Vice Presidents (as of August 1, 2019)
| Name | Brief Biography | |
|---|---|---|
| Shuhei Shinkai | March 2005 | Obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Tokyo |
| September 2007 | Attorney-at-law, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune | |
| November 2009 | Associate, Investment Group, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan | |
| June 2013 | Vice President, Investment Group, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan | |
| November 2013 | Executive Manager, Legal & Compliance Division and Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation | |
| December 2013 | Vice President, Legal & Compliance Division and Executive Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation | |
| April 2014 | Vice President, Legal Division and Executive Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation | |
| April 2015 | Vice President and General Counsel, Legal Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation | |
| February 2016 | Vice President, Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation | |
| April 2017 | Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Finance Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation | |
| August 2019 | Senior Vice President and CFO, Renesas Electronics Corporation responsible for Corporate Strategy & Finance, Accounting, Human Resources & General Affairs and Supply Chain Management | |
| Name | Brief Biography | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Hall | May 2009 | Obtained a Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University School of Law |
| November 2009 | Intellectual Property Associate, Morrison & Foerster LLP | |
| March 2015 | Corporate Counsel, Renesas Electronics America Inc. | |
| April 2016 | Vice President and General Counsel, Renesas Electronics America Inc., responsible for legal, intellectual property, procurement, and trade in the Americas | |
| July 2017 | Vice President and General Counsel, Legal Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation | |
| January 2018 | Vice President and General Counsel, Legal Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation responsible for legal and intellectual property | |
| August 2019 | Senior Vice President and CLO, Renesas Electronics Corporation responsible for Legal, Intellectual Property, Procurement, and Information technology | |
About Renesas Electronics Corporation
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